hissy

Plural: hissies

Adj

Accompanied with hisses.
Making a hissing sound.
Childish or petulant.

Noun

A fit of bad temper; a tantrum.
A tantrum, a fit.

Examples

get into a hissy
When his opponent blocked his bingo, he threw a minor hissy right there at the Scrabble table.

Origin / Etymology

From hiss + -y.

Synonyms

bad-tempered, childish, hissing, huffy, infantile, irritable, milky, sibilant, tantrum

Scrabble Score: 11

hissy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hissy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hissy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

hissy: valid Words With Friends Word